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Ill try soldering it, if the plumbing supply house has some flux that will work on stainless.
If not, i know a girl who can tig weld.

Cause he probably isnt a "Grown man".
He was just trying to be disrespectful.

And thanks Butterman!
Was looking for that last one for the bookmark folder.

Thanks BB!
Very informative and easy to follow!

If the plumbing supply house has the 1" NPT 1/2 Coupling, ill be trying to put one on my keg monday!

Thanks you!

It would probably take someone who knew/carried about this hobby just as long to answer my question as it did to for you to post that snoody post... :roll: Im just assuming that you just dont know, or/nor care..."son" Just for future reference, if your going to post shit like that in my po...

So I finally got around to getting some kegs. A friend of a friend gave me 2 "5yr old kegs" that he hasnt found anyone who wanted them or got around to scrapping them, FREE! So I went to try to find a threaded coupler to solder/weld in, but could not find one big enough... :cry: The bigges...

4 Birdwatchers-
2 with bakers yeast and 2 with EC-1118
The bakers yeast seems to be more active, prob because they got alot more yeast than the EC-1118 ones did...

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It went right back to hardcore bubbling, so hopefully all is well...

I hope i didnt mess them up by shaking'em....
Ill leave them alone until i think they are done then!
Thanks guys!

The recipe calls for testing the SG daily...
Should i not be mixing it daily before testing the SG?
Or should i just be pulling a sample from the middle w/o mixing?

Ive already took the initial before adding yeast...

Hey guys! I made up my first few birdwatchers mashes yesterday. I made them in the 5gal BPA free water jugs w/ rubber stoppers and airlocks on top. How do i pull a sample to measure the SG? I made 4 total, 2 w/ EC-1118 and 2 w/ Bakers yeast. I went to shake them today, because i dont have anything t...

Im about to run to the store and buy 2 more 5gal jugs and make 2 more tonight...

After shaking it really well and pouring off my SG sample and not pulling it from a settled bottom, my SG read 1.083...
Its a bubbling away already!

And i brought it up to a 4gal total!
Hope it turns out alright!

I added 2 packs of EC-1118 to the sample i had pulled off...
It was at a nice 95deg F...

Then i poured it back into the jug, which didnt cool down as fast as the sample and was at 120deg F...
I really need to pay more attention to what im doing....:facepalm:

Apparently i just needed to shake it better before i pulled the sample off...
And i pulled from the bottom w/o shaking...

It was a 1.08 once i added the extra few for the temp difference...

Hey guys...
I just mixed up my first Birdwatchers, and my SG read 1.12...
I used this CALCULATOR to scale it down to a 4 gallon mash..
I used 4gal city tap water, 7.51lbs sugar, 1/2 lemon, a pinch of epsom, and 149g all natural tomato paste...

What should i do?

Thanks!
Just mixed up my first birdwatchers, and my SG came out to be 1.12...

Hey guys. I just mixed up my first Birdwatchers. I made a 4 gallon batch, using this calc -> http://shuggo.com/birdwatchers/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow Once i went to read the SG, it came out as 1.12... :think: What could have went wrong? I used...

Hi everyone!
total here...
Just thought i would stop by and introduce myself!
Im new to the hobby, which has always intrigued me...
Got me a Boka otw from a distilling friend from another forum...
Hope to be making some quality spirits in the near future!
I hold down in the NC mountains!